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| Wales weather: Residents hope for power after 109mph storms | Wales weather: Residents hope for power after 109mph storms |
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| Engineers have been working to restore power to the last remaining homes in north Wales still cut off following the Boxing Day gales. | Engineers have been working to restore power to the last remaining homes in north Wales still cut off following the Boxing Day gales. |
| With Anglesey and Gwynedd hardest hit, ScottishPower had reconnected more than 20,000 properties by Saturday evening. | With Anglesey and Gwynedd hardest hit, ScottishPower had reconnected more than 20,000 properties by Saturday evening. |
| It was offering alternative accommodation to residents of around 100 homes where it could not guarantee to restore power before Sunday. | It was offering alternative accommodation to residents of around 100 homes where it could not guarantee to restore power before Sunday. |
| Meanwhile, the Met Office has issued a yellow alert for heavy rain on Monday. | Meanwhile, the Met Office has issued a yellow alert for heavy rain on Monday. |
| There was one flood warning still in place for the Lower Dee Valley and a flood alert for rivers in south Pembrokeshire as of 08:20 GMT on Sunday. | There was one flood warning still in place for the Lower Dee Valley and a flood alert for rivers in south Pembrokeshire as of 08:20 GMT on Sunday. |
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| The high winds caused a string of incidents of structural damage, including slates falling into the Maes in Caernarfon and in Bangor High Street. | The high winds caused a string of incidents of structural damage, including slates falling into the Maes in Caernarfon and in Bangor High Street. |
| In south west Wales fire crews were called out to a number of towns in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire to deal with falling slates and chimney stacks. | In south west Wales fire crews were called out to a number of towns in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire to deal with falling slates and chimney stacks. |
| Council workers across Wales spent much of Friday and Saturday clearing fallen trees from roads. | Council workers across Wales spent much of Friday and Saturday clearing fallen trees from roads. |
| In Gwynedd, the B4573 was still closed in both directions between Harlech and Tygwyn on Sunday morning because of a fallen tree and fallen power cables but there were no other major travel disruptions in the county. | |
| Ice on the roads was a problem in south Wales on Sunday, with fire crews dealing with a number of minor collisions. | |
| Arriva Trains Wales said a replacement bus was still operating between Harlech and Pwllheli on Sunday due to damage to a river bridge at Llandecwyn. | Arriva Trains Wales said a replacement bus was still operating between Harlech and Pwllheli on Sunday due to damage to a river bridge at Llandecwyn. |
| ScottishPower said it was working to reconnect homes and businesses which have lost power during the gales, cancelling all non-essential maintenance work and bringing in extra contractors. | ScottishPower said it was working to reconnect homes and businesses which have lost power during the gales, cancelling all non-essential maintenance work and bringing in extra contractors. |
| The company has reconnected more than 20,000 homes across north and mid Wales since the storm hit, with 250 properties still without power as of 22:00 GMT on Saturday. | The company has reconnected more than 20,000 homes across north and mid Wales since the storm hit, with 250 properties still without power as of 22:00 GMT on Saturday. |
| A spokesman said the company had offered alternative accommodation for residents of around 100 homes where reconnection could not be guaranteed before Sunday. | A spokesman said the company had offered alternative accommodation for residents of around 100 homes where reconnection could not be guaranteed before Sunday. |
| Gwynedd councillor Gareth Roberts, from Aberdaron, said "quite a few" electricity poles had been blown down. | |
| He added: "People that have seen the poles have said they look very rotten inside. | |
| "They look fine from the outside, but on the inside they're mush apparently. Maybe there are questions to ask over whether this could have been avoided with a better replacement policy." | |
| Mr Roberts said most properties had been re-connected by Saturday and a few farms in more remote areas were due to have power restored by lunch time on Sunday. | |
| He added: "Overall, it could have been a lot worse. We're used to electricity cuts around here - it's not unusual because we are so exposed. | |
| "A day without electricity is no real hardship, but when you go into two or three days, and it starts to affect peoples' freezers and so on, it becomes a bit tedious. | |
| "I think people have realised that the emergency workers are working flat out to get things sorted. | |
| "You have to take your hat off to people who go out in that kind of weather to get the power back on." | |
| Meanwhile the Met Office has issued a yellow alert ahead of heavy rain and wind on Monday, with Wales, south west England and Scotland predicted to be the worst affected areas of the UK. | Meanwhile the Met Office has issued a yellow alert ahead of heavy rain and wind on Monday, with Wales, south west England and Scotland predicted to be the worst affected areas of the UK. |
| Heavy rain is expected to spread across south Wales and south west England on Sunday night into Monday morning. | Heavy rain is expected to spread across south Wales and south west England on Sunday night into Monday morning. |
| Winds of 60 to 70mph are likely in Wales, and up to 80mph in exposed parts of west Wales. | Winds of 60 to 70mph are likely in Wales, and up to 80mph in exposed parts of west Wales. |
| "With ground already saturated over much of this region, the public should be aware of the risk of further local flooding," the Met Office said. | "With ground already saturated over much of this region, the public should be aware of the risk of further local flooding," the Met Office said. |
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